poling Meaning & Definition
What Does Poling Mean?
Poling is a verb that means present participle and gerund of pole. As a noun, it means The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles.
Poling Definition (Verb)
- present participle and gerund of pole
Poling as a Noun
- The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles.
the poling of beans
- The operation of dispersing wormcasts over the walks with poles.
- One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc.
Verb
- To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.
- To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.
- To furnish with poles for support.
to pole beans or hops
- To convey on poles.
to pole hay into a barn
- To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
- To strike (the ball) very hard.
Verb
- To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.
Synonyms of Poling
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Poling synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Poling
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Poling in a Sentence
the poling of beans
the poling of a boat
Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.
He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.
to pole beans or hops
to pole hay into a barn
Word Forms & Grammar
poling
poling (countable and uncountable, plural polings)